We collect almost nothing. Here's exactly what, and why.
This is a small B2B site run by one person. It doesn't need your data, and it isn't built to harvest it. This page says — in plain English, no lawyer-speak — what the site does collect, why, who ever sees it, and how to have it deleted.
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02What we collect
Two things, and only when you choose to give them.
Things you type in
If you use the contact form, we collect what you enter — typically your name, email, company, and a note about what's not working. If you add your address to the newsletter field on a post, we collect that email address. We don't ask for anything we don't need to reply to you, and there's no account to create.
Things the site records automatically
Like almost every website, our host and analytics record basic technical data when a page loads: the page viewed, a rough region (from your IP, which we don't store long-term or tie to you), device and browser type, and where you arrived from. We use a privacy-respecting analytics setup configured to avoid cross-site tracking and to collect the minimum needed to see which pages earn their place.
No advertising or retargeting pixels. No third-party social trackers. No fingerprinting. No selling or renting of any data. No chat widget logging your session. If a future tool (say, an AI-visibility scorer) ever collects more, this page will be updated first and the tool will say so at the point of use.
03Why we collect it
Each thing maps to one plain purpose:
- Contact-form details — so we can reply to your message and, if it's a fit, have a proper conversation. That's it. Sending us a message is not joining a sales sequence.
- Newsletter email — so we can send you a post when one ships. One click unsubscribes, and we act on it immediately.
- Analytics — so we can tell which pages and posts are actually useful and write fewer, better ones. Aggregate and anonymous; we're counting pages, not people.
Under laws that ask us to name a legal basis (such as the GDPR, where it applies), we rely on your consent for the newsletter, our legitimate interest in replying to enquiries and understanding aggregate site usage, and legal obligation for anything we're required to retain.
04Analytics & cookies
We keep cookies to a minimum, because a US-focused B2B site doesn't need a wall of them. The site aims to run on essential cookies plus privacy-respecting analytics only. We don't use advertising cookies, and we don't share cookie data with ad networks.
Where the law requires a choice, you'll get a short, honest banner — accept or decline, with decline fully respected and no nagging. You can also clear or block cookies in your browser at any time; the site will still work. Our current analytics provider is [ ANALYTICS PROVIDER ], chosen for its privacy posture; if that changes, this section is updated.
05Who we share it with
We don't sell your data, and we don't share it for anyone else's marketing. A small number of service providers process data on our behalf so the site can function — for example:
- Hosting — [ HOST ], which serves the site and keeps standard server logs.
- Analytics — [ ANALYTICS PROVIDER ], which measures aggregate page usage.
- Email & forms — [ EMAIL / FORM PROVIDER ], which delivers your contact message and any newsletter you asked for.
Each acts only on our instructions. We may also disclose information if the law genuinely requires it — but we won't make broad promises here about how such requests are handled, because the honest answer is that it depends on the request and the jurisdiction.
06How long we keep it
Only as long as it's useful for the purpose you gave it. Contact-form messages are kept while a conversation is live and for a reasonable window after, then deleted. Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe. Analytics is aggregate and retained on a rolling basis per our provider's settings. If you'd like something removed sooner, ask — see your rights below.
07Your rights
You can ask us to show you, correct, or delete what we hold — no account, no form, no friction. Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or US state laws such as the CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to:
- Access a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correct anything inaccurate.
- Delete it, or ask us to stop using it.
- Unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time (one click, every email).
- Object to, or restrict, certain processing.
To exercise any of these, email [privacy email]. We'll respond within a reasonable time and won't charge you or make you jump through hoops. We don't sell personal information, so there's nothing to opt out of on that front — but you're welcome to confirm that with us directly.
08Security & changes
The site is served over HTTPS, and we keep the data we hold to the minimum precisely because the safest data is the data we never collected. No method of storage or transmission is perfectly secure, and we won't pretend otherwise; if something material ever went wrong, we'd tell affected people plainly.
If this policy changes, we'll update the "last updated" date at the top and, for anything significant, note it clearly. Continuing to use the site after a change means the current version applies.
09Contact us
Questions about this page, or want to see or delete your data? Reach a real person:
[ LEGAL ENTITY LINE ]
Privacy enquiries: [privacy email]
General: searchlinepartners.com/contact
[ REGISTERED ADDRESS, IF LEGALLY REQUIRED ]
This is a plain-language draft, not legal advice. The bracketed entity line, jurisdiction, effective date, provider names, and any state-specific rights (CCPA/CPRA, GDPR representative) should be confirmed with counsel and the US CPA before this goes live. Keep the stance; verify the specifics.
No pitch, no data grab — just a conversation about where the real problems are.
The contact form is the only place this site asks for anything, and it exists to start a real conversation, not to enroll you in a funnel. If that's the kind of practice you're looking for, get in touch.
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